This past week we had an "Around the World in 5 Days" themed English summer camp at our school with students in 3rd through 5th grade. Each day, we "traveled" to a country on each of the continents (minus Antarctica), learned about the country, and did a craft and/or game inspired by that country. The … Continue reading “Around the World” Summer Day Camp
My site mate Amir and I decided to go all out for our summer work this year and planned two one-week day camps for June. The first camp wrapped up this past Friday, and we had so much fun! The camp was a half-day camp about leadership with students in 6th through 8th grade. We … Continue reading “The Future is Ours” Summer Day Camp
As I mentioned in my previous post, last week was the last week of school in Moldova. I've written about the last day ceremony, called Last Bell, before. This year's Last Bell was similar, but the graduating 9th graders were different. The ceremony started with all of the students and teachers gathering in a horseshoe … Continue reading Ultimul Sunet (Last Bell) 2018
This past week I wrapped up my time as an English teacher in this wonderful country of Moldova. For the past two years, I have taught English to 262 students in 2nd through 9th grade alongside my two amazing partner teachers, Ina and Liuba. I have spent at least 1,600 hours at school teaching and … Continue reading Last Days as a Teacher in Moldova
In Romanian, masă means a number of things. It can be used to say "table", "meal" or even sometimes what we would consider a "party" (of the dinner party sense). It's a word we hear every day as volunteers and it is a time of not just eating, but also of gathering with friends and family. … Continue reading An American “Masa”
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